In my last post I outlined the differences between fluid and crystallised intelligence and argued that fluid intelligence (Gf) – the ability to reason and to solve new problems independently of previously acquired

I define learning as the long-term retention of knowledge and skills and the ability to transfer between contexts. The retention bit is fairly straightforward and uncontroversial: if you can’t remember something tomorrow, can you

I wrote earlier in the week about why, despite it’s limitations, research is better than a hunch. Since then, I’ve been reading Daniel Willingham’s article on Real Clear Education; he says that it’s not